US HB6269 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in the Armed Forces.
Title
Headstones for Honor Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA] | Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA] |
| Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] |
| Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC] | Rep. Emilia Sykes [D-OH] | Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX] | Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH] |
| Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL] |
| Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] |
| Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA] | Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2023-11-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2023-11-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6269/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6269/BILLS-118hr6269ih.pdf |
